Shirley M. Millington, 78, of Columbus died Friday at her home. She was born in Columbus and had resided there all of her life. Shirley was a retired employee of Ft. Dix where she had over 25 years of service as a budget analyst. She loved to draw and paint various scenes and loved her garden and spent many happy hours at the shore on Long Beach Island.

The wife of the late M. Harold Millington and sister of the late Neil E. Shinn, she is survived by two sisters, Gerrie E. Harrison and Nanette V. Hausser and husband Quentin, all of Bordentown City, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Pete and Ginny Millington of Florida, several nieces and nephews and her loving and faithful caregiver, Grace Komorowska.

The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. from the Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown with interment to follow in the Columbus Cemetery. Calling hours will be Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, N.J. 08053-9841.